Observing site
10 km due south of Sevaruyo,Bolivia : Arid and desolated area along a railroad
Observing site coordinates
Lat : 19° 26" 16.2" South
Lon :66° 53' 13.1" West
Altitude : 3766 m
Duration of totality (m:ss)
3:10
Instrument used
Celestron C5+ F/6.3 + 1000 oaks filter
Camera
Olympus OM-1with cable release
Film
Fuji R-100 ISO 100
Weather
Generaly clear with scattered cirrus

Some observing site and totality pictures

Path of totality through Bolivia computed with Emap Win shareware
Loal ephéméris computed by Emap Win shareware
A partial view of eclipse site : A dry savana with many llamas

Forgive me the poor picture quality, they were overexposed and I had to use
radical processing with Photoshop to bring out some details.

Google map picture of the region around eclipse site
An other view of eclipse site along the railroad
Our "turtle train" in downtown Sevaruyo after the eclipse

A little more than 400 km separated us from La Paz, the nation capital.

Internal corona 1/250 sec
Middle corona: 1/125 sec
External corona : 1/60 sec
Internal coronal at the end of totality :1/250 sec

Some processing have been done to enhance chromosphere and proeminences

Diamond ring at 3rd contact : 1/250 sec

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